Can't block access to a file using htaccess

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I want to block a file config.json from access, so I put .htaccess file like this:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule config.json - [F]

In directory ~/projects/bush but when I access localhost/projects/bush/config.json I still see the content of the file, what wrongs here?

Do .htaccess files work otherwise in other contexts? At the server level, AllowOverride must be set to enable them at the directory level... — Michael Berkowski
– Michael Berkowski, Commented Dec 21, 2013 at 14:54
It doesn't actually affect your use case, but the . should be escaped as config\.json - otherwise it matches any character so if you had a valid file configxjson that would also be blocked by your rule. Just good practice. — Michael Berkowski
– Michael Berkowski, Commented Dec 21, 2013 at 14:55

Brian · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-21 15:02:53Z

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Check the web server's configuration (httpd.conf) for AllowOverride None as it disables reading of .htaccess for the directories it applies to. It is often done to increase performance.

answered Dec 21, 2013 at 15:02

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jcubic Over a year ago

Yes, that was it, found it before I see the answer, I've None in /etc/apache2/sites-available/default and change it to AllowOverride All

eagle1 · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-21 15:00:39Z

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try:

RewriteRule ^/?config\.json$ - [F,L]

This probably will work.

answered Dec 21, 2013 at 15:00

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